Smoked on-site

At Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, we focus on the authenticity of our meats in every Dickey’s franchise across the world. Unlike most, we emphasis what the true spelling of "Barbecue" means. Dickey’s doesn’t take shortcuts in slow-smoking our meat so our thought is why take the shortcut in our name? We’re not "Dickey’s BBQ" or "Texas BBQ", we are Dickey’s Barbecue Pit who has proudly served slow-smoked Texas barbecue to folks across the world since 1941.

Our Story

Man made fire in the beginning....and let it smoke. A man named Dickey lit his first barbecue pit in 1941 and let it smoke...beginning this journey.

Before there were major highways in Dallas, Mr. Travis Dickey found a plot of land off the North Central Railroad and opened a barbecue stand. Why was it called a barbecue stand? Because the place was so small people literally had to stand. In fact, if you visit the first location (still smoking today at the corner of North Central Expressway & Henderson) you'll see the 3 individual school desks used as original seating.

Our menu was limited. Brisket or ham sandwiches, chips and your choice of ice-cold beer, Dr. Pepper or milk. Mr. Dickey's sons TD & Roland grew one store into the barbecue franchise it is today and people found the food always good, always fast and always with a side of saucy, southern hospitality. Eventually, instead of just talking about the weather, people started talking about opening their own Dickey's Barbecue Pit; and the Dickey family listened asking the best folks to join the family and open their own Dickey's restaurant.

Travis Dickey’s grandson, Roland Dickey Jr., has grown our family to more than 500 locations nationwide and almost 360 family members, who are each the local Owner Operator of their Dickey’s franchise. In 2018, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit became an international brand by opening our first overseas location in the Middle East. We're built on that same passion for people, for our practice and for the art of great barbecue that started this journey in 1941. This place is dedicated to telling that story – what makes Dickey's Barbecue Pit not just the biggest barbecue franchise in the world, but also the best – The Practice. The Pit. The People.